Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-10-26
Industrial instruction.


The Iowa Agricultural college, the
State Agricultural society and the State
Horticultural society having appointed
. suitable number of delegates to rep
resent their respective societies to Or
ganize for agricultural institutes, they
assembled at the state fair grounds on
Friday forenoon for that purpose,
President Chamberlain in the chair and
F. B.. Stacy as secretary. After two
sessions, during which the matter was
carefully and thoroughly investigated,
the following articles of association
were unanimously adopted, to-wit:
IOWA ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL
AND INDUSTRIAL INSTRUCTION.
/. This association shall be known
as the Iowa Association of Agricultural
and Industrial Instruction. And its
object shall be the elevation, improve
ment and instruction of the people in
agriculture and kindred branches of in
dustry, by means of institutes, lectures,
object lessons, publications, etc.
2. Any citizen of the state, in any
way connected with its various indus
tries, can be member of this associa-
ton when in attendance at any of its
institutes.
3. Its officers shall be president,
seven yice-presidents, secretary, treas
urer and ten managers, all of whom
shall be be elected annually, and the
president is authorized to fill any va
cancy in the officers or board of man
ayers, to hold until the annual meeting.
A. The annual meeting shall be held
in the agricultural hall of the capitol at
Des Moines on the second Tuesday in
January, at 10 q. IN, of each year.
The first officers and managers shall be
selected at the meeting which adopts
these articles of association, who shall
serve until the annual meeting.
s.. The board of managers shall rep
resent the following organized interests
of the state by one member each, to-
wit: The State Agricultural society,
the State Horticultural society, the
State Agricultural college. the I'm
proved Stock Breeders association, the
Farmers State alliance, the State sUni-
versity, and such other kindred state
as may be admitted to
by a vote at the annual |
meeting. These organizations shall be
to nominate some one con-
nected with their membership TO repre-
sent them on the board of managers,
and in the absence of such nominal
ton this association shall select a |
member from each of such organiza-
tions to represent them. The presi- 7
dent, vice-president, secretary and |
treasurer to be ex-oficio members OF
the board of managers; and the gov
ernor of Iowa, commissioner of labor,
state superintendent of schools and
state dairy commissioner shall be ex-
of1icio members of the board of man.
ayers. And the agricultural editors of |
the state shall have the privilege of
one Of their members annu-
ally to be a member of the board of /
and in case of their not MAX
ing such nomination, this association
may select one for them.
6. This board Of managers shall
have charge of and determine all mat
Bers pertaining TO the appointing and
a system of agricultural in
stitutes in each year, and for this pur-
pose they are authorized to meet at
my time of the year,on their own
adjournment, ON the call of the presi-
lent or secretary or any five members
Of the board of managers.
7. The board OF managers shall APP
point, and maintain. and secure lee
urers for not less than twelve insti-
5utes each year TO be held in the yari-
,us parts Of the state, where they viii
probably be the most useful and where
he people of the town and yiciuitJ Il
viii do the most towards sustaining
he institute, and shall provide the |
means TO pay such lecturers IS they II
hall employ and agree to ply The